Balduini F C, Peff T C, Torg J S
Arthroscopy. 1985;1(4):259-63. doi: 10.1016/s0749-8063(85)80094-3.
Bovine stifle joints were utilized for the application of electrothermal energy in arthroscopic surgical procedures. The anatomy of the bovine stifle joint was comparable to that of the human knee and proved to be a suitable model for arthroscopic surgery. Partial and total meniscectomies were performed in vitro and in situ on cadaveric stifle joints using 1.5% glycine as a liquid medium. Histologic preparations revealed no adverse effects associated with the use of glycine, and coagulation necrosis never extended more than 0.1 mm into the meniscal substance. Instrumentation designed specifically for the intraarticular application of electrothermal energy facilitated arthroscopic meniscectomy with minimal effect on adjacent tissue.
在关节镜手术中，牛的膝关节被用于电热能量的应用。牛膝关节的解剖结构与人类膝关节相似，被证明是关节镜手术的合适模型。在尸体膝关节上，使用1.5%的甘氨酸作为液体介质，在体外和原位进行了部分和全半月板切除术。组织学切片显示，使用甘氨酸没有产生不良反应，凝血性坏死从未延伸到半月板组织超过0.1毫米。专门为关节内电热能量应用设计的器械有助于在对相邻组织影响最小的情况下进行关节镜半月板切除术。
